While the snow flies...

[lewisboats]

Thinner strips...but wider. Found 2 that were consecutive slices so the grain is about as bookmatched as possible. Soaked in hot water for an hour...bent really well and evenly...so hopefully will work out. I have 8 others to choose from so these will be the outside layer of a 2 layer lamination. That will give me a 3/8" outwale rather than 1/4"...bigger is better I guess.





I think I should have done it this way to start with...

[lewisboats]

Well...as you saw above...the outer layer went well. The inner layer not so well. I let is soak too long and it got stuck in the tube. It won't come out despite all I have tried so I tried to cut it out lengthwise. Broke the blade of my jig saw and gave up in disgust. Today I picked up new blades and will essay to extricate my $5.00 worth of wood from the $20 tubing...to the destruction of the tubing. Charlie Brown Syndrome strikes again. I will get some 3" tubing and try again.

[ancient kayaker]

Maybe if you let it dry out it will be easier to remove?

[lewisboats]

I think I would have to let it dry for a couple of weeks or more...it just doesn't seem to want to budge. I really don't have the build time to do that and besides...I have half the pipe cut already so I might as well finish...it is ruined as it stands.

[hoytedow]

We will see more come winter?

[ancient kayaker]

Originally Posted by hoytedow

We will see more come winter?

Judging by the thread's title, you may be right!

[hoytedow]

Originally Posted by ancient kayaker

Judging by the thread's title, you may be right!

Funny. I really meant more photos of the build, actually.

Just not enough support, to start with the negative. As most of the members associate with me.....

[lewisboats]

Um...Pardon me for letting this thread lapse...I had been working on getting my OTHER boat ready enough to use on my vacation...which I just got back from early this morning. I will be continuing the build although at a leisurely pace and will probably work to get it finished by next spring. My other boat...although I used it on holiday needs considerable work before it is finished. I have found a few things that will need to be slightly re-engineered and much that needs filling and finishing. This will probably take most of the time I have available in the remaining warm months. Starting tonight I go back to 7 day work weeks (Some people have to work a LOT to get by) with very little time to spend on boat building. Any time I work on it I will post a progress report. I hope to do something with it at least once or twice a month. Thanks for your patience and support...and {OTHER} comments.

[hoytedow]

Patience is virtue.

[lewisboats]

Reverted back to plan A and used the narrower, thicker pieces for the outer wales. Glued the SB side yesterday and the Port side this morning before taking the dog for a swim. Pictures later as it is bed time for this Bonzo.

[lewisboats]

Update but nothing really worthy of posting pictures... received my 2.5oz glass and epoxy order and glassed the inside bottom. I spent some other time working on something which I will keep to myself for now but it is part of the boat and should be interesting. It has been murderously humid and raining lately and I just haven't had the energy to work on it for the past week to ten days. Tomorrow it should be dryer and I managed to get the lawn mowed today after 2 weeks of growth so I really have no excuses not to put in an hour or so of doing something with it. I just might get it splashed if not completely finished before the water gets hard around here.

[hoytedow]

We are waiting patiently. Even if it snows.